Living with Purdey: Making progress with our rescue Amazon

by Karen Chudley

Purdey is without doubt the most challenging parrot we have invited into our home.  He is a mature Yellow-crowned Amazon and at nine years old is in peak condition.  When we first met Purdey he was in good feather and had obviously been well cared for, but a photo taken in his former home showed him standing on top of a very small cage, more suitable for a cockatiel than a big Amazon.

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Keeping Alexandrines – and their struggle in the wild

The Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria), named after Alexander the Great who was the first to introduce these birds into the Mediterranean regions of Europe and North Africa, is the largest of all the parakeets, with the Nepalese Alexandrine being the largest of all the five sub-species, at 60-62cm (24-25in) in length.  They are similar in colouration to their close-relative the Ring-necked Parakeet, except they have maroon-coloured patches on their upper wings, are larger and heavier bodied, and have a considerably bigger, over-sized beak.

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In search of Panama’s Parrots

by Rosemary Low

Countless birdwatchers visit Costa Rica, whose wealth of avian gems is legendary.  Yet the neighbouring country of Panama, to the east, is far less known or written about.  You would think the canal was the only area of interest!  Nothing could be further from the truth - although you do not need to have an interest in engineering to find the canal fascinating.

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Thoughts of a bird trainer...

by Michael Simmons

It’s always an emotional time leaving a work place to move on to pastures new, when working with animals professionally.  Preparing oneself for never seeing the animals or birds, you have spent years working with, ever again, is extremely hard.

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Enriching your parrot’s life, and yours!

by David Woolcock

American poet, Dorothy Parker once said: “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” Have you ever met a parrot that is not curious?

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